John was piloting a plane behind a car but was never able to overtake it. Why?

f you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

There is a box in which distinct numbered balls have been kept. You have to pick two balls randomly from the lot.

If someone is offering you a 2 to 1 odds that the numbers will be relatively prime, for example
If the balls you picked had the numbers 6 and 13, you lose $1.
If the balls you picked had the numbers 5 and 25, you win $2.

Will you accept that bet?

The Little ant seems to be always confused. Do you know why?

Mr Black, Mr Gray, and Mr White are fighting in a truel. They each get a gun and take turns shooting at each other until only one person is left. Mr Black, who hits his shot 1/3 of the time, gets to shoot first. Mr Gray, who hits his shot 2/3 of the time, gets to shoot next, assuming he is still alive. Mr White, who hits his shot all the time, shoots next, assuming he is also alive. The cycle repeats. If you are Mr Black, where should you shoot first for the highest chance of survival?

What has to be broken before you can use it?

How high do you have to count before you use the letter “a” in the English spelling of the whole number?

Can you arrange four 9's and use at most 2 math symbols, to make the total 100?

What is in seasons, seconds, centuries and minutes but not in decades, years or days?

I get hot but I never sweat,
I cook food but I am not a chef,
I have a door but you can't enter me,
I have a light but I am not a lamp.
Who am I?